New Port News, Virginia (April 25. 1917 -June 15, 1996) age 79 yrs

Ella Fitzgerald was known as the “First Lady of Song” and “Lady Ella.” She was an American jazz and song vocalist. She interpreted much of the Great American Songbook.  Fitzgerald recorded more than 200 albums and some 2,000 songs in her lifetime. Her total record sales exceeded 40 million. Her many accolades included 13 Grammy Awards, NAACP Image Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.